At last Iker Casillas has won the Zamora prize, the Real Madrid keeper ending the season well clear of his nearest rivals. Bernd Schuster once again rested him for the last match against Levante to avoid any surprises, this time third choice keeper Codina being given an outing as a reward for his dedication to a hopeless cause, being second understudy to probably the World's best.

Elsewhere though the men between the sticks were given a complete thrashing in a record goalscoring weekend, the only clean sheets coming from Racing's Toño and Villarreal's Diego López, himself the understudy to San Iker last season.

Many clubs with nothing to play for did give a run out to their reserve keepers though, and there were appearances for Cobeño (Almería), Abbiati (Atlético), Pinto (Barcelona), Doblas (Betis), Alberto García (Murcia), De Sanctis (Sevilla) and Cañizares (Valencia), who said farewell to Valencia but is still looking for a new challenge at the ripe young age of 38.

All that meant that only one goalkeeper played in every match, Recreativo's Sorrentino. That honour was shared this year with Deportivo's Coloccini, the first outfield player to do so in several seasons. (19.05.08)